Xavi’s press conference after the win against Getafe.
Important victory.
We have not been good, we have been thick. We have defended well but in attack we have not been fine. You have to improve. These three points are important but this has not been the best game at home.
Has the game reminded you of Espanyol?
We have noticed some fatigue from the Super Cup. I think we have paid for that effort. You have to be honest and we have not been well.
How have you seen Ansu?
Well, you’ve worked a lot. She had few occasions and we have been thicker than normal. But she has helped us on defense.
The goal is a robbery of the central…
It is a job that we normally do. It is when you have to attack. Just when you make the transition. The goal is a positive point of what we are working on.
The changes?
Bucket is fine. He has been more tactical because we needed Jordi more inside. And Christensen has had a minor minor discomfort.
Minutes later the coach went through the press room to attend to all the media.
Daniel Alves
I think you misunderstood a bit what he meant. Maybe I wasn’t too clear yesterday. I ignored the subject of the victim a bit and we have to condemn all these acts. I want to express my support for the victim and all the victims of this type of violence. I have not had a pleasant day. The misunderstanding hurts me. Maybe I wasn’t strong enough in my words.”
In the flash interview of Movistar LaLiga.
“Or you make the second sentences,” added the Barça coach at the subsequent press conference. In addition, he considered that “today was a day for extremes, but the circulation was neither good nor high.” And he insisted that, “in general”, his team was not “lucky or successful”.
At the break, Xavi made two changes. Alejandro Balde and Andreas Christensen were replaced by Jordi Alba and Eric Garcia. Regarding the reasons, he said that Balde’s was “by technical decision” and “Andreas’s due to a little discomfort in the hamstrings.”
In any case, he pointed out that, “in principle”, all the players will be available for Wednesday’s game” against Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey.
Asked about the moment of ‘Raphinha’, Xavi was happy with the Brazilian winger, who started against Getafe: “Raphinha is being decisive. He himself has made the goal pass today. I have all the confidence in him and if he gets angry it’s normal, I understand it. Everyone wants to be in good shape”.